Project Detail

Soil Engineers

Synopsis

A fisherman’s worms are dragged with the fisherman as he goes about his routine - drinking, fishing, living with no purpose. All the while we are reminded of the efficiency and efficacy of the earthworm. Yet, it seems the worms and the fisherman are not so different as initially conceived.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 4 mins 56 secs
Director: Dominic Curran
Producer: Bethany Sloan
Editor: Mark McDowell
Screenwriter: Dominic Curran
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Sound: Jarrad Steyn
Composer: Mary Quinn
Principal cast: Frank Cannon

Genre

Action Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dominic Curran

DominicCurran17@gmail.com

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